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Jennifer Niles

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Assistant Professor

Counseling and Educational Development

Email Address: jknilesoref@uncg.edu

Phone: 336.256.0121

Education

  • Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision, William & Mary
  • M.A. School Counseling, Wake Forest University
  • B.S. Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University

Licensure & Certifications

  • Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)
  • National Certified Counselor (NCC)
  • National Certified School Counselor (NCSC)

Research & Publications

Research areas:

  • School Counseling
  • Contemplative Practices
  • Spirituality
  • Children and Adolescents
  • Positive Psychology.

Selected Publications

  • Niles, J. K., Lee, S., & Stuckey, Z. (2026). Predicting multicultural self-efficacy: A hierarchical regression of school counselors’ Title I school status, mindfulness, and hope. Professional School Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X261429481
  • Niles, J. K., Ho, Y. J., & Kitching E. (2026). A scoping review of spirituality and school counseling literature. Professional School Counseling, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X251412864
  • Niles, J. K., & Levitt, D. H. (2025). Hope as a predictor of school counselors’ ethical and legal self-efficacy. Journal of Counseling & Development, 104(2), 232-241. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.70024
  • Ault, H. R. & Niles, J. K. (2025). School counselor leadership: A hierarchical regression analysis of hope, caseload, and location. Counseling Scholarship & Practice in Educational Communities 1(2). https://doi.org/10.7275/cspec.3206.
  • Niles, J. K. (2025). A contemplative-based intervention for school counselors working with adolescents. Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.25774/jscpe.v7i1
  • Spargo, A., Niles, J. K., & Ahmed, S. (2025). Adolescents’ abstinence self-efficacy, personal growth initiative, and meaning in life. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Use. https://doi.org/10.1080/29973368.2025.2593843
  • Niles, J. K., Lee, S., & Ault, H. R. (2025). Examining school counselors’ years of experience, hope, and service delivery. Professional School Counseling, 29(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X251359288
  • Niles, J. K., Niles, S. G., & Tsai, Y. (2025). Hope-based interventions to address student wellbeing and career development. Professional School Counseling, 29(1a). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X251335530
  • Um, B., Li, D., & Niles, J. K. (2025). Personal and program factors on counselors-in-training’s professional identity development. Counselor Education and Supervision. http://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12345
  • Niles, J. K., Chae, N., Backer, A, & Ahmed, S. (2024). Examining the relationships between school counselor mindfulness, occupational self-efficacy, and burnout. Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, 6(2), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.25774/3phm-2g68
  • Niles, J. K., Mullen, P. R., Gutierrez, D., & Dukes, A. (2024). The effects of a school-based lovingkindness practice on students’ emotional intelligence and hope. Professional School Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X241279419
  • Niles, J. K., Spargo, A., *Fears, A., & Mullen, P. R. (2024). Meaning in life as a predictor of personal growth initiative and emotional intelligence for adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2024.2372238
  • Niles, J. K., Dorais, S., Cashwell, C., Mullen, P. R., & Jensen, S. K. (2024). School counselors’ burnout, hope, and self-efficacy: A sequential regression analysis. Journal of Counseling & Development. http://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12530
  • Niles, J. K., Mullen, P. R., Kitching, E. A., & Schofield, K. R. (2024). School counselors’ hope, stress, and job satisfaction. Professional School Counseling, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X241259487
  • Niles, J. K., & Gutierrez, D. (2024). The necessity of religious and spiritual competence in school counseling. Counselor Education and Supervision. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12298
  • Mullen, P. R., Joseph, J., Hinchey, K. J., Walker, M., & Niles, J. (2024). Assessment of professional counseling dispositions: A content validity analysis. Teaching and Supervision in Counseling. https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc06ha5R
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